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BACK IN THE DAY: Nurses attend to a patient in an iron lung in the United Kingdom, 1949. Picture: Getty Images

The virus has been nearly eradicated worldwide, but traces have been found in London's wastewater, prompting a "national incident" to be declared.

Polio has been detected in the UK: Here's everything you need to know

The scale of the task of shifting from fossil fuels to renewables has been revealed in a new 30-year plan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The Australian Energy Market Operator's plan points to the $12.7 billion worth of investment in transmission projects needed to help power the transition from coal.

New 30-year plan to guide 'irreversible' energy shift

New track: Alfie Arcuri has just dropped his latest single, Overtime, about his experiences with anxiety. Picture: Supplied

"Anxiety is something that I've had to deal with for most of my life."

The Voice star Alfie Arcuri shines light on anxiety

BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER: This year's flu season is on track to beating a five-year case record as vaccination numbers remain low. Picture: Shutterstock

This year's season is a stark difference to the 2021 winter sickness period, which saw very few cases recorded nationwide.

Flu season on track to hitting five year record as vaccination remains low

Natalia Cricri is set to release her short film An Eight Letter Word Starting with A. Main photo: Christopher Starnawski. Inset: Sally Flegg

Would the global conversation be different if men were the ones who got abortions?

What the abortion debate would look like if men got pregnant

Abortion rights protesters chant on the steps of the Alabama state capitol building during a rally and march on the capitol in Montgomery on Sunday, June 26. Photo: Mickey Welsh-USA TODAY NETWORK/Sipa USA /AAP Image

Australians have joined in the fight for women's rights with protests set for the major metropolitan cities.

People show solidarity and protest for women's rights

Builder Brendan Howe with Governor-General David Hurley and his wife Linda in their renovated Campbell home. Picture: Instagram 

The Governor-General and his wife appeared in a video spruiking the services of a Canberra-based builder in 2020.

'Spur of a happy moment': GG admits Canberra-builder plug was a mistake

The minister said the discovery was not cause for alarm.

Mite is on the move: second bee biosecurity zone set up in NSW

Grant Edwards attempted to pull a 10-tonne fire engine 50 metres to raise awareness for PTSD. Picture: Karleen Minney

How much can you lift? Because it's probably not as much as Grant Edwards.

Meet the man who pulled a fire truck for charity

Thousands protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Picture: AAP

For too long, abortion has been a battleground for the far-right, conservative, anti-choice brigade.

'Our body our choice' shouldn't be just a slogan for women

Varroa mite was detected in beehives around the Port of Newcastle on June 24

Natural beekeepers urge Australia to learn from the mistakes made overseas where bees have become dependent on pharmaceuticals while trying to control varroa mite.

Let them bee: Natural beekeeping teacher says miticides not the answer to varroa parasite

Each year more than 200,000 hives are required for the pollination of the Australian almond crop alone. Photo: File

The news that varroa destructor is on our shores is alarming.

There's more than honey at stake

PAWS THE GAME: Chilean goalkeeper, Christine Elder, called a stop to play when the pup ran onto the field for a tummy rub. 

Chilean goalkeeper, Christine Elder, called a pause - or a paws - to the game while giving the pup a tummy rub.

Dog runs onto international soccer field, demands pats from players

Slowdown: Wollongong train driver and Rail Tram and Bus Union delegate Rob Kennedy said this week's industrial campaign starts with a go-slow on Tuesday. The South Coast and other lines are expected to be heavily impacted this week. Picture: Anna Warr

NSW commuters could find their train to Sydney going just 10 kilometres an hour on Tuesday.

Trains at 10km/h? Rail union's go-slow day on Tuesday

The King: Austin Butler plays the legendary Mr Presley himself in Baz Luhrmann's new film Elvis, rated M, in cinemas now. Picture: Warner Bros

There's no doubt that Elvis is an enjoyable movie, even at two hours and 40 minutes, but it's not as successful a musical biopic as Rocketman or Walk the Line.

Elvis movie is a good time despite it lacking depth

Climate protesters tried to shut down the Sydney Harbour bridge before marching in the city.

Protesters took over the harbour tunnel in Sydney this morning.

Arrests made after climate change protesters block peak hour traffic

The findings reinforce the need for adequate resources for ICUs, especially in times of high demand.

Third virus wave biggest killer: study

An observer watches the take off on Sunday night.

American space agency NASA has successfully launched its first ever rocket from Australia.

See the moment NASA launches a rocket from the NT

GROUND ZERO: Merewether amateur beekeeper Nick Radford with one of his hives on Sunday. The detection of a tiny mite, Varroa destructor, in Newcastle means that hives in the immediate region will be destroyed to ensure the global pest does not invade Australia. Picture: Marina Neil

Newcastle at centre of Australian bee industry crisis.

Bee industry on edge of crisis as Varroa mite scare deepens

Jack Wang of the Hakko Bakery Cafe and the robot which delivers. Picture: Steve Evans

This coffee has your face on top - really.

Coffee, robots and your face are this cafe's future

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New Sunderland deal for Socceroo Wright

AFLW No.1 draft pick Montana Ham will juggle her studies in Melbourne with playing for the Swans.

Top AFLW pick to juggle school, travel

A rise in ambulance offload delays has prompted researchers to suggest urgent action is needed.

Ambulance ramping linked to death risk

Counsel Assisting Elizabeth Bennett SC asked the nurse's ex-manager if she perceived risk he posed.

'Perfect storm' for abuse at Tas hospital

A new Sepsis Clinical Care Standard underlines the importance of early diagnosis.

Urgency key to new sepsis clinical plan

Radical climate group Blockade Australia are expected to continue their protests in Sydney.

Blockade Australia keep mum on next move

NSW public and private school teachers are striking for 24 hours over staff shortages and pay.

NSW teachers strike, rail union holds firm

Fiery Nic White (r) can expect a few prods from good friend Jack Nowell when Australia host England.

England ready to dish out friendly prods

Josh Frydenberg is due to have a bankruptcy claim over $410,000 in legal fees heard in court.

Frydenberg bankruptcy claim for legal fees

The mental health support provided to defence deployments can vary, depending on size and location.

Mental support for deployed ADF can vary

Tasmanian wind, solar and hydro energy will travel to the mainland via the undersea Marinus Link.

New roadmap out of electricity gridlock

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Labor federal government fought for the minimum wage rise.

Pay rise won 'for those who kept us going'

The Closing the Gap Target for Indigenous kids in preschool is on track to hit 95 per cent by 2025.

More Indigenous kids enrolled in preschool

Business and household borrowing is expected to have grown more slowly since the RBA lifted rates.

May rate rise likely curbed borrowing

A Queensland review has found women reporting sexual abuse often feel blamed and disbelieved.

Women's taskforce to deliver findings

A parcel bomb exploded in the office of the NCA, killing a policeman and severely injuring a lawyer.

Snapshot of the NCA bombing case

The study shows the use of ice fluctuated during the pandemic but the drug market stayed resilient.

Australians biggest ice users, data shows

A judge is due to deliver verdicts in the 1994 NCA bombing case against Domenic Perre.

Verdicts loom in NCA bombing case

Nick Kyrgios has been slated in the British media for his ranting behaviour at Wimbledon.

British tabloids slam 'cretinous' Kyrgios

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a parliamentary probe over allegations of misleading MPs.

UK parliamentary committee to probe PM

Family Fun: The Keough family arrived early for set-up. Photo: Mark Kriedemann.

The Manilla Rally kicked off on Friday with a tractor trek that wound its way 60km from Manilla to Somerton and back in a marathon for the machinery.

Manilla machinery marvels trek to Somerton

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A step closer: Work to upgrade this section of Goonoo Goonoo Road has been given the green tick. Photo: Supplied

It's another step in the planning process, which means actual work won't be far off.

Green light for upgrade to roughest part of Goonoo Goonoo Road

Light up: This 1901 sketch shows one of the 1888 electric arc-lamps on the Peel/Fitzroy St corner. Photo: Supplied

I think we could add to these the sometimes undervalued fact of being the first town in the Southern Hemisphere to be lit by a Council owned-and-operated electricity generating plant - even 16 years before Sydney - hence the term 'The City of Light'.